The Federal Government of Nigeria has said all visa applications will go online by March 1, 2025. This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Monday.
The Minister made the disclosure when he was hosted on ‘X Spaces’ by an influencer, Dr Segun Awosanya.
Tunji-Ojo pointed out that there is also now a centralized visa approval centre . He noted that the centre has merged the visa regime to ensure uniformity. And to enhance national security and reduce corruption.
The Minister said, “The visa approval centre is also an achievement for this administration. This, he said is because FG also now have a centralized visa approval centre.
“This will stem corruption, ensure national security, and merge the visa regime to ensure uniformity. Before March 1st, all visa application systems will be online to ensure proper vetting,” he stated.
Tunji-Ojo reiterated the existence of a harmonized data centre at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex (BATTIC). The complex, he noted is domiciled at the headquarters of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Sauka, Abuja.
“We were able to build one of the biggest data centres in the history of Nigeria, which is the 8.3-petabyte centre. Before then, we had an issue because we inherited a Nigeria Immigration Services that had no data centre. Where the data of Nigerians was obviously being saved in private capacities with various contractors. That was a gross contravention of the Data Protection Act.
“Nigeria cannot proliferate the issuance of its security document because it is a gross violation of due process. So, we decided to find a lasting solution to that. And we started by promising Nigerians a 1.4-petabyte data centre. But we ended up delivering an 8.3-petabyte data centre—one of the largest in the world,” the Minister said.
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